![]() They then set about sampling in much more detail. Their renewed quest to find the perfect "celeste" pedal piano ended at Peregrines pianos on the Grays Inn Road in London. ![]() This became their widely loved "soft piano" available in return for a small donation to Unicef as part of their Labs range. Whilst being hard to get a decent sound from (strange to play a piano loudly and have a muted soft sound come out), when it rang, boy did it produce the most beautifully unsophisticated but gentle and touching sound. When carrying out sampling experiments some years ago they discovered the very beautiful world of an upright piano with a middle "practice felt" or "celeste" pedal engaged. Perfect for those delicate ballads (think "Mad World" by Gary Jules), that intimate heart rending cue (think Newman's "American Beauty"). Why be a jack of all trades when you can be a master of one? It is this sentiment that led them to search high and low for the most sensitive, beautiful, sonorous and honest piano sound. ![]() If you like the Labs "Soft Piano", you're going to love this hand-crafted German piano played with the 'Celeste' pedal engaged by a living jazz legend and Mercury Music Prize nominee. 50GB Disk Space Required During Install It draws you up to the very inner workings of the piano itself, quiet and difficult to play, but for drama and soft, intimate ballads, you'd be hard pressed to find something more beautiful. There's just something about that practice pedal. ![]()
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